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Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

Public Property Will Not be Used by Criminals – Security Minister

As major crimes continue their downward trend, the police are taking back public property used by criminal organizations to fund their operations, according to Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. The Minister, who was speaking recently on the Jamaica...

Commanding Officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Traffic and Highway Division, Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Allen (left), conversing with students in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew.

Police Call for Greater Caution on the Roads

Ministry of National Security Launches Campaign to Maintain Peace

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (2nd right), accepts the keys to one of two motor vehicles donated by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Limited, from Mike Deng of Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited. Looking on (from left) are: Managing Director, National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson; and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams. The vehicles, which were handed over on Thursday (December 18) at the Police Commissioner’s Office on Old Hope Road, are to boost traffic management and security along the North/South leg of Highway 2000.

CHEC Donates Motor Vehicles to Police

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) attached to the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), Karina Powell-Hood, says focus will be placed on boosting police youth clubs and neighbourhood watches next year.

JCF to Boost Police Youth Clubs And Neighbourhood Watches Next Year

11 years ago National Security and Peace

National Security Minister Strongly Condemns Killing of Police Constable

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has strongly condemned the murder of Police Constable Orville Preddie, a 10-year member of the Force attached to the Asia Police Station in Manchester, and the second policeman to die at the hands of gunmen this year. Constable Preddie was brutally slain by gunmen in the Asia community late last night. It is...

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

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Legal Aid Council Pushes for Law Reform

The Legal Aid Council will be advancing its recommendations for reform of the Legal Aid Act in 2015. Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner, said that currently the Council only grants representation at the local Appeal Court. “Whichever court is the final court of appeal, the citizen, in our view, ought to have access to legal aid...

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Karina Powell-Hood, highlights safety tips for the yuletide season at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 17).

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Offer Safety Tips For the Festive Season

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging citizens to be extra vigilant as they go about their various activities during the festive season. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Karina Powell-Hood, said that there is usually an increase in robberies, road crashes, fraudulent activities and house break-ins during this period and so it is...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, addressing the launch of a $12 million marketing partnership involving Guardsman Group, Crime Stop, and Signtex at the Guardsman offices on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on December 16. The partnership will see the installation of 60 reflective ‘Crime Stop’ signs across the island.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

$900 Million Recovered Under Crime Stop

More than $900 million worth of narcotics and other illicit items have been recovered within the last 25 years, as a result of anonymous calls made to Crime Stop. National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, who made the disclosure on Tuesday (December 16), said information received from calls made to the agency has also led to the Seizure of some...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (second left), addresses a meeting today (December 16), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment in New Kingston, to discuss security issues affecting the tourism sector. Listening (from left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Crime Down But No Letting Up – Minister Bunting

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says there will be no letting up in the fight against crime, even as the country is seeing reductions in all categories of violent crimes. “We are seeing double digit reductions right across the board in all serious and violent crimes in Jamaica. We know we are not where we need to be...

British High Commissioner, David Fitton (right), speaking at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready (centre) and Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, look on. The cost for CSJP III is valued at US$55 million.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

British High Commissioner Lauds CSJP

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, David Fitton, has lauded the remarkable impact of Phases one and two of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on the crime rate in vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the loan contract and non-reimbursable financing agreements for Phase Three of the CSJP, held at the Ministry of Finance and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of Dunrobin Primary School, Noel Watt, interact with students after the handing over of a 5000 gallon tank to the institution on December 12. In the background is the tank.

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Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank

Students and teachers of Dunrobin Primary School, in Kingston, are beneficiaries of a new 5,000-gallon water tank valued at $1.8 million. The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) donated $1.1 million, while the school raised $700,000 towards the purchasing of the tank. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that having a good...